Adjustable baby shoe



March 7, 1961 R. N. RIGSBY 2,973,589

ADJUSTABLE BABY sHoE Filed Feb. 9, 1959 INVENTOR. ROWENA N. 12/655) ATTORNE Y United States Pate-nt' G ce 1973589 Patented Mar. 7, 1961AnmsrABnnBABv-snon iqt ltspNi-B hyy 2 k v itstl25 e h im ler s n she nd;e,

eyeletslfi, and 11, adjacent the juncture 41 1s? ateral y p e ei ixelnlank is also i posesio s or evelets ee bll 'iQIWflfFllY of th orwardfzhH Xdt i nd; 4ah yele malltbet r r heyl are Wo n o with he esillt t ho h,st ll nrseed ee in eendit ath y a 19 ui abl 1 Y with. a. view of: p ridia abys sh e, eepab e. o be ng worn c nsid r y longer y the am n ant; thais-possible; with other similar shoes now in common. use,

' on the r d e. 14 ndii ased: a ved h t teer d y er, The blank is also.

I have inventedanadi ta shoe h ma the eas 13!, and; 1,1 arepreferably;positionedwomewhat radially in reased in. l n h whe s ch elar e t s equ red: wh'lethe ey l ,12; 1-2 areinsnbst pensate for: thegro h of an, n nt eet.- e t' baby, shoe embodying this inventi nisptefided: i TY.

upper and lower pairs of eyelets at its rear side'whioh, 3 lyjgg; thelamay; be; selectively used; in combination witha laee and N I I & thiidiP yelets to. shorten, or length n. the S1 9 sole, memher is centrally,arranged; with respect to the Whem the. lace. is. threaded through, thelowerv pair. of; latergledges of theblank, and th rear end thereof iseyelets-land; knotted, the rear end portion of thewflexible. positionsnear; but forwardly: of the inner pair ofjeyesole is; adjusted upwardlyto. shorten the sole and; th lots 8, a he; forward edge of'the sole:member 13 is in shoe, and when the lace is selectively threaded through.substantial registry with the curved forward edge 5 of the, upper airofeyelets and knotted, the rear end porh b l k g d 1 h; f p yard end f hbl k fion of the sole; is. lowered tofincrease its effective length; areidentical t a bs 1,4, 1 4 made preferably of soft leather, and: at; the.same. time. enlarge the shoe lengthwise. which iextend from the solemember to, the lateral edges The primary object: ofrny invention is to.provide. an 40 3h and ql z, ofthe, hlanlg. sh rewa e edges of the tabs,adjustable baby shoe which may be lengthened or short- 14, 14; are insubstahtial registry with the cnrved, front "ally parallel rela; t e. eve s halate al e ges iam seat as. b st tch n B t he blank nd-ov ris anelongated-1 wear, sole member 13.

erred without altering the construction thereof. edges 6 and-Irespectively of the blank.

--Another= object of my invention is to. providean ad-. The blank is so-s haped and proportioned that the rear j'ustablebabv shoe which may beeasily enlarged, by mere,- portionfl thereof will form the rear side of.the shoe, the 1y. removing a. lacing from one set of eyelets and.threads side p ti 3 d. 4, qf. h bl k ill 17m; shqgs ing. it'throughanother set.. 1 Y i A still further object of. my invention is to.provide an toes, and; the central; part f. th bl k'iyh ieh is covered 1eathet o th r suitable material;-

a e -a s e an h t Pa extehd nse e e n tep an inexpensive baby shoe whichmay be easily enlarged to by the, sole member will form the b ottom sideof the compensate for the growth ofan infants feet. 3 shoe. r

a Other; and further objects and advantages ofmyin- When the blank, thesolemember 13 and the tabs 14, volition will be pointed out hereinafter,or Willbfi indi- 14 are arranged in the manner shown in Fig. 5 of thecated in the appended claims, or will be obvious to one drawing andsewed together, the tabs 14,, 14- together skilled in the ar tuupon anunderstanding. ofthe present with that part of thesole which overliesthe tabs are disclosure. For the purpose of this application, I-havevfolded inwaiqdly to positions overlying the forward end electedto show.herein certain forms and details of a of the sole with the front edgeso and Z registering with baby shoe; which is representative of myinvention;.it is the front edge 5 of the blank. When so positioned, theto. 26 III QQESIQQQL however, that the embodiment of my outer edges ofthe tabs will substantiallyfahnt one ani-nventionshown.anddescribed-herein is forpurposes of other and lie alongzor. nearthelongitudinal axis A of the illirstrati on -only:a ndi.tha t'therefore it is vnot to 'be re blank. Whenso positioned, stitching isapplied substangardedas; errhanrstiye of the variations oftheinventionin tially alohg the curved line of the stitchingB at thefforthe i l waen e o e. m mbe e se u e h abs, nd e seeempany nad se fQr rd n s t thesl Po ti 3 and a to the se s i s trea vie o baby s e. em od n m er anthet P o the. ank e t o h ltt e ia eahes; e e T e t a e e 1b. a d. 1 9the eid e rr Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the baby shoe; tions 3and 4; of the blank are sewed together to form Fig. 3 is a rear view ofthe shoe, on a reduced scale, arrenclosing structure which is'agi aptedtoextend around showing'thfe position of the lace, with respect to oneof theiristep and toes of the wearer. shoe thus formed the pairs of eelets wh n t e shoe is contracted as to i then tu ned n id Oh so.theeole. m es ntl t e length; 1 tab are po ione ex rne x rathe han' ethe. shoe x'liis. t is: a view showin the p ieaef t e 70. The s and thened i e d por ion o re. ls e,- .it resp st to another oirthe pairs of ylets w e he hen t rm a f r ri d the toe stru tu e for t e the. shoe. sadjusted to i s ine a d length; and f shoeesql hewn'in E g 1 and 2- it12, 12 and tied together in a bow knot as at' 18. When rear portion 2 isgathered and creased, before tightening I the lacing and knotting it,the eyelets 9, 9 willbe positioned in horizontal alignment with orslightly above the side eyelets 10, 10 and 11, 11. i I

When it is desired that the shoe have the small length and size, thelace 16 is threaded through the lower pair of eyelets 8, 8 and the sideeyelets 10, 10 and 11, 11, and when the lace is crossed, drawn tightlyand knotted as at 17, the lower ends of such side eyelets will serve assupporting means for the lace in pulling the rear end of the sole memberto its upwardly adjusted position. When the lace is crossed and drawntightly and the knot 17 is made, the lower part of the rear portion 2 ofthe shoe and the rear end portion of the sole 13 are pulled upwardly asshown in Fig. 3, thereby shortening the shoe. By firmly tying the knot17 when the shoe is shortened, the smaller length is normally maintaineduntil a lengthening adjustment is made. When the infants feet grow inlength and a larger size shoe is needed, the lace 16 18 transferred tothe upper pair of eyelets" 9, 9, crossed,

tightly drawn and knotted in the manner described. When the lace istightly drawn and knotted, the upper eyelets 9, 9 will be positioned insubstantially horizontal alignment with the side eyelets 10, 10 and 11,11 while' the lower eyelets 8, 8 will be lowered along with the rear endportion of the sole member. In such an adusted position, the entire soleis substantially flat and and the shoe is lengthened appreciably. Therear portion 2 and the side portions 3 and 4 of the blank form the shoeupper, and the shoe sole is supported therefrom as in shoes of theordinary kind now in common use.

What I claim is:

1. A foot covering comprising a flexible upper, said upper being formedwith a forward portion adapted to extend over the instep and around theankle of a wearers foot and being formed with a rear portion adapted toextend around the rear part and the heel of a wearers foot, a flexiblewear sole joined to said upper and adapted to underlie the wearers foot,a first set of laterally spaced eyelets disposed in the rear portion ofsaid upper and arranged to be positioned rearwardly of the heel of thewearers foot, said first eyelets being disposed intermediate the sidesof said sole when in substantially coplanar relation with said sole, asecond set of laterally spaced eyelets disposed in the-rear portion ofsaid upper below said first set of eyelets and arranged to be positionedrearwardly of the heel of the wearers foot, said second eyelets beingdisposed intermediate the sides of said sole when in substantiallycoplanar relation with said sole, a third set of eyelets disposed in therear portion of said upper and spaced laterally from said first andsecond eyelets, a fourth set of eyelets disposed in the rear portion ofsaid upper and spaced laterally from said first and second eyelets at aside opposite from which said third eyelets are disposed, and means received by said third and fourth eyelets and arranged to be received attimes by said first eyelets and at other times by said second eyelets,said means being arranged to draw said third and fourth eyelets adjacentone another whereby said third and fourth eyelets are adapted forpositioning rearwardly of the wearers h'eeland to draw at times saidfirst eyelets adjacent'said thirdand fourth eyelets and at other timesto draw said second eyelets adjacent said third and fourth eyelets tocontrol the height of the rear end of said wear sole for adjusting theeffective length of said wear sole.

2. A foot covering comprising a flexible upper, said upper being formedwith-a forward portion adapted'to extend over the instep andaround theankle of a wearers foot andbeing formed with a rear portion adapted-toextend around the rear part and the heel of a wearer's foot, a flexiblewear sole joined to said upper and adapted to underlie the wearers foot,first securing means disposed in the rear portion of said upper andarranged to be positioned rearwardly of the heel of the wearer's foot,

said first securing means being disposed intermediate the sides of saidsole when said upper is substantially coplanar with said sole, secondsecuring means disposed in the rear portion of said upper below saidfirst securing means and arranged to be positioned rearwardly of theheel of the wearers foot, said second securing means being disposedintermediate the sides of said sole when said upper is substantiallycoplanar with said sole, third securing means disposed in the rearportion of said upper and spaced laterally from said first and secondsecuring means, fourth securing means disposed in the rear portion ofsaid upper and spaced laterally from said first and second securingmeans at a side opposite from which said third securing means aredisposed, and fasten-' ing means cooperating with said third and fourthsecuring means and arranged to engage at times said first securing meansand at other times said second securing means, said fastening meansbeing arranged to position said third and fourth securing means adjacentone an-' other whereby said third and fourth securing means are adaptedfor positioning rearwardly of the wearer's heel I height of the rear endof said wear sole for adjusting and to position at times said firstsecuring means adjacent said third and fourth securing means and atother times to position said second securing means adjacent said thirdand fourth securing means to control the the effective length of saidwear sole.

3. A foot covering comprising a flexible upper, said upper being formedwith a forward portion adapted to extend over the instep and around theankle of a wearer's foot and being formed with a rear portion adapted toextend around the rear part and heel of a wearer's foot,: a flexiblewear sole joined to said upper and adapted to: underlie the wearersfoot, first securing means disposed in the rear portion of said upperand arranged to be positioned rearwardly of the heel of the wearersfoot,

said first securing means being disposed intermediate the sides of saidsole when said upper is substantially 'c'oplanar with said sole, secondsecuring means disposed in the rear portion of said upper below saidfirst securing means and arranged to be positioned rearwardly of theheel of the wearers foot, said second securing means being disposedintermediate the sides of said solevwhen said upper is substantiallycoplanar with said sole, third securing means disposed in the rearportion of said upper and spaced laterally from said first and secondsecuring means, fourth securing means disposed in the rear portion ofsaid upper and spaced laterally from said first and second securingmeans at a side opposite from which said third securing means aredisposed, and fastening means cooperating with said third and fourthsecuringmeans and arranged to engage at times said first securing meansand at other times said second securing means, said fastening meansbeing arranged to position said third and fourth securing means adjacentone another where by said third and fourth securing means are adaptedfor positioning rearwardly of the wearer's heel and to position at timessaid first securing means adjacent said third and fourth securing meansand at other times to position said second securing means adjacent saidthird and fourth securing means for adjusting the effective length ofsaid wear sole.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,291,958 Lund Ian. 21 1919 2,420,239 Hack May 6, 1947 2,756,518 RaneyJuly 31, 1956 2,846,784 Bush Aug. 12, 1958

